1601 Frank Newnes

Constituency : Bassetlaw  1906-10

Frank  took  Bassetlaw  from  the  Tories.

Frank  was  the  son  of  the  newspaper  publisher  and  MP  for  Swansea, George  Newnes. He  was  educated  privately  before  going  to  Cambridge. He  followed  his  father  into  the  newspaper  business  and  eventually  became  head  of  the  family  firm. He  also  had  business  interests  in  insurance  and  financial  services. He was  a  director  of  Country  Life.

Frank  made  little  impression  in  Parliament.

Frank  was  narrowly  defeated  in  January  1910 and  succeeded  to  his  father's  baronetcy  later  that  year.

Frank served  in  both  the  navy  and  the  army  during  World  War  One.

Frank  served  on  a  number  of  public  health  bodies.

In  later  life,  he  emigrated  to  Western  Australia  and  died  there  in  1955  aged  78.